Baylor's Brittney Griner, a freshman from Nimitz, was ejected from the March 3 game against Texas Tech in the second half for throwing a punch at Jordan Barncastle.
"There's no place for that in sports," Baylor coach Kim Mulkey said. "It was ugly for women's basketball."
Griner and Barncastle were physical in the first meeting Feb. 17 (above photo). less

Baylor's Brittney Griner, a freshman from Nimitz, was ejected from the March 3 game against Texas Tech in the second half for throwing a punch at Jordan Barncastle.
"There's no place for that in sports," ... more

Baylor was up 55-39 when Barncastle fouled Griner while guarding her under the Lady Bears basket. As the Tech player was moving away and untangling her arm from Griner, the Baylor standout swung and landed a punch with her right hand on Barncastle's face.
Griner had scored 21 points when she was ejected with 9:01 to play. less

Baylor was up 55-39 when Barncastle fouled Griner while guarding her under the Lady Bears basket. As the Tech player was moving away and untangling her arm from Griner, the Baylor standout swung and landed a ... more

Griner, who became a YouTube sensation with her dunking prowess at Nimitz, became the seventh woman to dunk in an NCAA game on Nov. 24 against Jacksonville State.
“Sometimes I’ll dunk, I get pumped up,” Griner said after the game. “Sometimes I really don’t feel the dunk. I’m real particular on my dunks. If I slammed it two-handed, I probably would have gotten more riles up. I got more excited on the blocks.” less

Griner, who became a YouTube sensation with her dunking prowess at Nimitz, became the seventh woman to dunk in an NCAA game on Nov. 24 against Jacksonville State.
“Sometimes I’ll dunk, I get ... more

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Griner has eight games with at least eight blocks this season, including eight against Lamar on Nov. 29.

Griner has eight games with at least eight blocks this season, including eight against Lamar on Nov. 29.

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Griner had eight blocks on Feb. 3 against Kansas State to break the Big 12 single-season of 119, previously set by Oklahoma's Courtney Paris in 2005-06.
Griner also threw down a one-handed slam on the way to 26 points. less

Griner had eight blocks on Feb. 3 against Kansas State to break the Big 12 single-season of 119, previously set by Oklahoma's Courtney Paris in 2005-06.
Griner also threw down a one-handed slam on the way to ... more